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Interesting book. Very fast read. Of course it is written for a younger audience but I think young and not as young can both enjoy and learn from this book.

A slim little volume told from the POV of Callie, a teenage girl who's been sent to Sea Pines, a mental health treatment facility because she cuts herself. At first, Callie doesn't speak at all, to anyone, and the narrative describes flashbacks from her life outside and descriptions of the facility and other guests there. It then moves into the part where she begins to ask for help and works things through with her psychiatrist and the staff. Having worked in an inpatient mental health unit, I have to say her observations are so spot-on that it’s easy to see that the author spent three years researching the book. Of course, I've never seen the inside of such a facility as a patient, so it would be interesting to know how it passes muster from THAT perspective. Still, this is an excellent book, although to say I 'enjoyed' it would be not exactly accurate--it's not a book meant for enjoying, really.

Quick but good read about a teenager who cuts herself. We follow Callie's struggles as she reluctantly enters treatment and comes to terms with her illness.

i really enjoyed this book

Book is listed as young adult. but i believe this is a good one for adults also, especially if you care to learn or need to know about why people are addicted to cutting themselves. Story about a girl who does cut herself. Interesting story good read.

great young adult short novel (along the lines of Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak") about a girl who cuts herself as a coping mechanism. Mildly controversial if you're the conservative-type because of the psychological element of a self-destructive teen in a mental facility.